Council approves revisions to multiple job descriptions; city to recruit for updated roles

Kristen Smith of the city presented proposed revisions to several job descriptions and related allocation changes intended to align hiring with current departmental needs. Smith said the building and code enforcement supervisor description was revised after an initial recruitment showed no candidates meeting the previously required dual ICC residential and commercial certifications. The revised description broadens acceptable certifications while keeping the requirement that the desired ICC certifications be obtained within the first year of employment. "After the initial recruitment period, we did not receive any applicants who met that requirement," Smith said. The council also approved an expanded fleet and facility supervisor description to add safety and compliance duties for city facilities and fleet, and authorized replacing a vacant project manager allocation with a community development project manager (no change to the salary range). The police services officer vacancy was approved to be converted to an animal control officer position; Smith said the union agreed to the reclassification and that the recommended range better fits the market, yielding salary savings. Votes: the building/code enforcement change and two other personnel items carried 3–1; the animal control allocation change carried 4–0. Smith said the positions are funded for fiscal year 2025–26 and that changes do not increase the adopted budget for the year.